The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-25
Baseball Notes.

Washington will likely sign Cusick to catch
Daily.
1t is said Nick Young will appoint Valentine a
League umpire.
Both the Louisville and Metropolitan clubs
want Cincinnati Jones.
The Washington club. it is said, is secretly
revolving against Manager Gaffney.
Mccarthy, of Philadelphia, has been sold to
the Oshkosh club, Northwestern League.
At Danvlle, ILL.,, yesterday, the Bloomng ton
club defeated the local players by of IL
to8.
Manager Mutrie rubs his right ear for luck
whenever the game is exciting and his team is
not doing we'll
Kalamazoo still has a good hold on first place
IN the Ohio League. GAINESVILLE is second, and
Steubenvile is at the bottom of the list.
The st. Louis Browns still nearly 100 per
cent ahead of Baltimore in the Association
race. Losing six games out of ten has pulled
them down somewhat.
Manager Barnie threatens to have Wikoff up
before the chairman of the Association, Zach
Phelps, of Louisville. if Wikoff persists send
ing such umpires as Jennings to Baltimore
Cox has been released by Eau Claire He will
sign in the Northwest. Brennan, late of New
Orleans, was signed by the Eau Claires as
Pitcher, and Joe Quest, of Chicago, as man
ager.
Aydelotte, the New Orleans pitcher. who leads
the Southern League with a record of seventeen
strike outs, is dying of consumption His home
is in Wabash, Ind. and he made his debut with
the Indianapolis CLUB In 1854
At Morristown, yesterday. the Cyclones, Of
College avenue, this city, defeated the home
club by a score Of IL to IL il ten innings.
Batteries. for the Cyclones, Hill and johnson;
for the Morristowns Wolfe and Hit.
1t is possible that Gilmore, of the Washing
TONS may have lawsuit his hands of the
breach of promise character. It is said that
while engaged to young lady in Hartford he
married another girl. and the father of the for
1ner threatens to sue the Washington pitcher.
his nd
brought in three runs his friends applauded him
warmly but an enthusiast gave him more sub
stantal reward in the form of S. gold piece
II was presented to Jack, who iuguish2d
himself in other plays, as he was going to the
field.
President Deegap, of the Wheeling club. is
to the International League. and Manager
Phillips is corresponding with the Utica and
Binghamton teams with view OF selling him.
Bishop plains of unfair treatment from the
Pittsourg clubs clique.
Bob Ferguson almost caused riot by a decis-
ion at Staten Island recently. McGarr cut
across the diamond and Ferguson was asked to
declare him out Bob did not see the play and
refused to do so. Amid the storm of yells Fer
guson shouted: play ball; I'm only one man,
but 1 can defend myself" The kicking soon
stopped.
Boston Herald: The Hoosiers are playing diff
ferent ball from what they did in the East, and
if they keep it every club that beats them will
have TO hustle to do it. Glosscock, Bassett and
Denny are IL great trim. and eat up presumptive
base hits with vim and that would acton
ish people who saw them play in Boston. The
Indianapolis public gave the Bostons a victory
before they won it. and the betting here was two
to one against the home team.
Burke, of the Pioneers. said to be the best
pitcher the Pacific slope. outside of Van
Hatren, has signed with Detroit Burke is a
perfect Hercules. weighs about two hundred
pounds, and sends a ball through with terrific
speed. He pitched for the Pioneers of San
Francisco, and in recent game with Van Hal
tren's club struck out foureeen men, He is said
TO be quite a batter but not the all-round player
Van Haltren is He has only played on the
slope about six month. Indianapolis was also
after him.